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“A grieving person receives a robot replica of their deceased lover, reigniting their will to live.”
Hal
ハル
7.27
5,704 rank · 6,662 readers · 45 favorites
Shoujo
Romance
Sci-Fi
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Synopsis
A grieving person receives a robot replica of their deceased lover, reigniting their will to live.
What if your lover died, you lost your will to live, and a robot was sent to you that looked like your lost lover?
What people say
Community consensus
Derived from 2 sampled reviews
8.5
/10
What 2 readers settled on.
100%
recommend
Score distribution
median 8.5
mode 8
σ 0.50
Agreement
Strong agreement
σ 0.50 · scores cluster tight
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Not enough recommend signal yet
Score over time
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Running avg · Jul 2014 → Jul 2017
Snap verdicts
· shortest highly-rated reviews
- 9 “This four-chapter story is a beautiful, simple, and deeply relatable exploration of grief that hits home with its stunning art and emotionally complex characters. While the narrative may feel...”
- 8 “The art is absolutely impeccable, capturing beautiful character designs and landscapes, while the premise offers a moving and surprisingly humorous experience. However, the story relies on clichés...”
Verbosity
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Read Order & Related
A self-contained story.
No sequels, spin-offs or alternate tellings — Hal begins and ends here.
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A Manga Publication
- Format 5 × 1 ch × vol
- Total read 0h 40m approx
- Published Mar 2013 – Jun 2013
- Source Manga media type
- Ref. BS-M21595 catalog